Baseball enters AAC Tournament as No. 4 seed

WALESKA, Ga. (April 28, 2024) - The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2024 AAC Baseball Tournament bracket, and Milligan University baseball is the No. 4 seed.

Milligan finished the regular season 30-18 and 18-12 in conference play, earning the Buffs the No. 4 seed. Reinhardt, Tennessee Wesleyan, and Pikeville claimed the top three spots.

The Buffaloes open the tournament on Wednesday against fifth-seeded Bryan College at 9 a.m. During the regular season, Milligan took two of three games from Bryan. The Lions won the opener 5-4, but the Buffs came back to win the next two games by the scores of 12-4 and 10-5.

The tournament begins Tuesday and runs through Saturday at Hunter Wright Stadium in Kingsport, Tenn.

Tickets are now available and can be purchased by clicking here. Single-day tickets are $10 per adult and $5 for students. Tournament passes are also available for $25 per adult.

If unable to attend in person, all games will be streamed live online. To watch, click here.

Ten teams advance to the tournament. The tournament begins with the No. 7 and No. 10 seeds and the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds facing off in single-elimination contests with the winners advancing to the final eight and the double-elimination portion of the tournament.

Here are the seeds for the tournament:

1. Reinhardt (35-14, 25-5 AAC)
2. Tennessee Wesleyan (33-15, 23-7 AAC)
3. Pikeville (30-17, 20-9 AAC)
4. Milligan (30-18, 18-12 AAC)
5. Bryan (25-20, 16-13 AAC)
6. Montreat (26-23-1 AAC)
7. Johnson (24-20, 14-16 AAC)
8. St. Andrews (27-20, 13-15 AAC)*
9. Bluefield (20-22, 13-15 AAC)*
10. Union (18-27, 11-19 AAC)

*-St. Andrews and Bluefield split their games, only playing two games and each going 1-1. St. Andrews received the No. 8 seed since it had a win against No. 3 seed Pikeville while Bluefield got swept by Pikeville.

Here is the complete tournament schedule:

Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, April 30
Game 1 - No. 7 Johnson (24-20) vs. No. 10 Union (18-27), 10 am
Game 2 - No. 8 St. Andrews (27-20) vs. No. 9 Bluefield (20-22), 2 pm

Wednesday, May 1
Game 3 - No. 4 Milligan (30-18) vs. No. 5 Bryan (25-20), 9 am
Game 4 - No. 3 Pikeville (30-17) vs. No. 6 Montreat (26-23-1), 12 pm
Game 5 - No. 2 Tennessee Wesleyan (33-15) vs. Game 1 Winner, 4 pm
Game 6 - No. 1 Reinhardt (35-14) vs. Game 2 Winner, 7 pm

Thursday, May 2
Game 7 - Game 4 Loser vs. Game 5 Loser, 9 am
Game 8 - Game 3 Loser vs. Game 6 Loser, 12 pm
Game 9 - Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 4 pm
Game 10 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 7 pm

Friday, May 3
Game 11 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Loser, 9 am
Game 12 - Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser, 12 pm
Game 13 - Game 9 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner, 4 pm
Game 14 - Game 10 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 7 pm

Saturday, May 4
Schedule will be finalized following the results of Games 13 and 14. If only one game, it will be played at 2 pm. If only one 'if necessary' game is needed, it will be played at 11 am with the championship game at 3 pm. If both 'if necessary games are needed, the games will be played at 11 am, 2 pm, and 6 pm.